Category: ‘News’
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USDA certifies Ecospan’s BioFlow material as BioPreferred
January 10, 2012 10:41 ET GREENBRAE, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 10, 2012) – Ecospan, LLC, a materials science research, development, and manufacturing company focused on bio-based plastics, has announced certification of its BioFlow brand resins by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as being 94% …
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Ecospan Expands Management Team; Announces New Operations Center in PA
Ecospan, LLC, a materials science research, development, and manufacturing company focused on bio-based plastics recently announced an expanded management team alongside its new operations center in Exton, Pennsylvania, slated to open in the fall of 2011. “Many strategic decisions drove the expansion,” notes Greg Hoffman, …
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Ecospan LLC, a Leading Bio-material Science and Technology Company, Becomes Member of the SPI Bioplastics Council
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2011) – The Bioplastics Council, a special interest group of SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association, announced today that it has approved its newest member, Ecospan , a leading bio-material science and technology company headquartered in Greenbrae, CA, as a new …
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Ecospan opens new operations center
Ecospan opens new operations center Thursday, July 28, 2011 Greenbrae, CA – Ecospan, a materials science research, development and manufacturing company focused on bio-based plastics, opened a new operations center in Exton, PA, slated to open this fall. “Many strategic decisions drove the expansion,” notes …
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Bioplastics: Product Evolution or Market Revolution
Bioplastics authority Jeff Timm shares his thoughts on bioplastics developments in this exclusive interview. by Rick Lingle, Editor-in-Chief Food & Beverage Packaging: What are the major packaging drivers in bioplastic development and use? Jeff Timm: The major drivers in bioplastic packaging are incorporated in or …
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Coca-Cola: We’ve made 100% plant-based PET bottle (in the lab) too …
By Elaine Watson, April 6, 2011 Related topics: Packaging Coca-Cola has successfully road tested “several” ways of creating a 100 percent plant-based PET (polyethylene) bottle in the lab, but says more work is needed before it can be scaled up to work at an industrial …
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Plastic: Too Good to Throw Away
By SUSAN FREINKEL Published: March 17, 2011 SINCE the 1930s, when the product first hit the market, there has been a plastic toothbrush in every American bathroom. But if you are one of the growing number of people seeking to purge plastic from their lives, …
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Sustainability and Green Business Trend Continues
Logistics February 14, 2011 By Anita Campbell Several years ago we started highlighting the green movement as a trend among small businesses. Over 5 years later, green business practices continue on the radar screens of small business owners and entrepreneurs. There are several aspects to …